Anthony Gordon can be very pleased with his performance as the final score was Latvia 0 England 5.
The Newcastle United star fired England to the 2026 World Cup final.
A long ball from Stones on the left had Anthony Gordon chasing him, but he still had everything to do. The winger cut in and went past a couple of defenders before curling an excellent low finish into the bottom right corner.
The 26th minute goal (watch it below) put England on course to another victory and automatic qualification as group winners.
Anthony Gordon with an excellent all-round performance and the goal will not dent his confidence as he returns to Tyneside to prepare for Newcastle’s match at Brighton on Saturday.
Harry Kane scored two more goals in the closing minutes of the first half, one of which was a penalty.
An own goal in the 58th minute and a late finish in the 86th minute from Eze completed the scoring.
Visitors to the BBC Sport site were asked to provide their player ratings for England vs Latvia:
As you can see, Anthony Gordon only marginally denied the MOTM rating from the England captain’s fans.
Stonesy and AG’s pass did the rest. 💫pic.twitter.com/6cm27JNyHW
— England (@England) October 14, 2025
With twenty minutes to go a double substitution saw Dan Burn replace Stones and Rashford come on for Anthony Gordon.
This is what the European qualifying group K will look like on Wednesday morning (October 15, 2025):
As you can see, England have already won the group, seven points ahead with two games left to play.
England is the first European country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals.
Injury aside, I think Anthony Gordon and Dan Burn will definitely be included in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for next summer’s final.
A matter of who else from the Newcastle United squad will join them on the plane. For starters, Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento will hopefully return from injury at NUFC sooner or later and once again show why they should return to the England squad.
This is the October 2025 international fixture list for Newcastle United players:
Thursday October 9
England 3 Wales 0
Anthony Gordon with an excellent first half, as did most of his teammates. England took a 3-0 lead after just twenty minutes and as the match progressed they cruised to victory making numerous substitutions. Gordon is the only one of the front six to play the full game, while Dan Burn is an unused sub.
Friday October 10
South Korea 0 Brazil 5
A world-class assist from Bruno Guimaraes saw Estevao score the opener in this friendly. Joelinton remained on the bench for the entire match and Bruno dropped out after 79 minutes.
Sinnyy 4 LUXEMBOURG 0
An excellent team performance with Nick Woltemade in the lead for Germany.
The Newcastle United striker didn’t score himself but led the line so well, with his link-up play and all-round play helping to secure an impressive victory in this World Cup group qualifier.
Sweden 0 Switzerland 2
Anthony Elanga from Newcastle watches from the bench as the must-win group qualifier for the World Cup ended in defeat.
Sweden now has virtually no chance of appearing in the 2026 final.
With three group matches left to play, Sweden is eight points behind Switzerland.
Saturday October 11
Estonia 1 Italy 3
Sandro Tonali officiated this World Cup qualifying match and was named man of the match by the Italian media and Football Italia, which perfectly sums up his brilliant performance…
‘Italy had some strong players tonight, but the Newcastle United man was in a class of his own today. Harking back to the iconic Italian centre-mids of yesteryear, the 25-year-old showed his class tonight.’
Monday October 13
Northern Ireland 0 Germany 1
What a moment for Nick Woltemade to score his first goal for Germany in this World Cup group qualifier. The only goal of the match when the Newcastle United striker reaches the highest point in the 31st minute and heads in (‘slight’ suspicion that it came from his shoulder…). A tough night in Belfast, a real battle, but Germany are now so strong at the top of the group with only two games left to play. Only the group winners automatically qualify for the 2026 final. Nick Woltemade worked a 92-minute shift and only dropped out in the final seconds.
Sweden 0 Kosovo 1
An embarrassing home defeat for Sweden and left bottom of the table with one point after four games and only two games left to play. Anthony Elanga was on the bench for this World Cup qualifier and watched as Sweden trailed 1-0 at half-time, although it could have been 2-0 if Kosovo also hit the post. Elanga was one of three substitutions on the break and he brought Sweden to life late on, with a series of quality crosses, but Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak squandered chance after chance.
Tuesday October 14th
Japan 3 Brazil 2
A brilliant pass from Bruno Guimaraes set up the opening goal, but somehow Brazil lost this friendly after leading 2-0. Bruno was replaced by NUFC teammate Joelinton after 57 minutes as part of a three-way substitution as Brazil led 2–1. A defensive nightmare from those at the back for all three Japanese goals. Joelinton almost rescued a draw in the final seconds but his effort from outside the penalty area saved into the top corner.
Latvia 0 England 5
Anthony Gordon steered England to the 2026 World Cup final, scoring the opening goal in a demolition job that sees England top their group with two games to play. England are the first European team to qualify for the 2026 finals. Kane got the second and third goals before half-time with an own goal and a late goal from Eze completing the scoring. Rashford replaced Gordon with twenty minutes to go and at the same time Stones went off and Dan Burn grabbed another cap.
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